Does it Go Green or Brown?
The beginning of September brought the closure of accepting styrofoam at the Fremont recycling site. It had been the only site in Newaygo County collecting styrofoam. Many factors went into the decision, which was overseen by the Newaygo County Board of Public Work, to no longer collect the product. Components that played into the decision was the lack of volunteers to open and close the site which included dealing with the avalanche of messy styrofoam. Contaminated styrofoam, to go containers, construction styrofoam which contained paper backing and adhesive that negated the entire load. Another factor was the company that picks up the product is struggling to find truck drivers. The demand for repurposed styro has dropped and their pickup schedules have been very unreliable leaving many messes at the Fremont site. Currently there is no place close to tell Newaygo County citizens where to recycle their styrofoam. You will notice at all of the Newaygo County Recycling sites that there are two colors of dumpsters now. Brown for paper and cardboard, green for the other recyclables. Using the appropriate dumpster will expedite and improve the sorting efficiency at the transfer station. Discussions on opening the Fremont site more days and extended hours have taken place. That would require more volunteers to open and close the site at the appropriate times.
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